Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Beneficial"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Beneficial \Ben`e*fi"cial\, a. [Cf. F. b['e]n['e]ficial, LL.
beneficialis.]
1. Conferring benefits; useful; profitable; helpful;
advantageous; serviceable; contributing to a valuable end;
-- followed by to.
The war which would have been most beneficial to us.
--Swift.
2. (Law) Receiving, or entitled to have or receive,
advantage, use, or benefit; as, the beneficial owner of an
estate. --Kent.
3. King. [Obs.] ``A beneficial foe.'' --B. Jonson.
Syn: See {Advantage}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
beneficial
adj 1: promoting or enhancing well-being; "an arms limitation
agreement beneficial to all countries"; "the
beneficial effects of a temperate climate"; "the
experience was good for her" [syn: {good}]
2: tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to
health; "beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good
night's sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air" [syn:
{good}, {salutary}]
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